Arabic Music History
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Recent papers in Arabic Music History
Статията изследва напрежението между ислямската религиозна норма и съществуващото многообразие от различни форми на музикална изразност и стилове в близкоизточните общества, анализирайки дебата за допустимостта на музиката в исляма.... more
This dissertation has three main aims: firstly, to explore how Egyptian culture and society have been shaped and redefined over time and the influence this has had on Egyptian music; secondly, to analyse the impact of globalisation on... more
This article (book chapter) explores major the most complicated instrument of the maqām tradition with a fixed supply of pitches, the qānūn plays a central role in the definition of the Near-Eastern tuning system. Originally this... more
This work focuses on eight case studies of amateur musicians, students of music, and professional musicians in Amman, Jordan. It discusses questions such as: How does Westernization affect the musical background and pedagogical practices... more
In the nineteenth century European music became a symbol of progress in the Arab world. Possessing, learning, and playing a European musical instrument became a status symbol that expressed an affiliation with a higher social class. In... more
An extensive study of writings on music theory from Syria and Egypt under Ottoman rule. The book investigates the transmission of music theoretical knowledge from 1500 onwards, in an attempt to discern irrelevant, merely transmitted from... more
Festival realizado en Atarfe (Centro Cultural Medina Elvira), del 4 al 10 de noviembre de 2013.
La reconstitution des instruments avec le bois et la terre cuite...
Resumen: La teoría musical árabe y de al-Andalus se estudia dentro del contexto de la cultura clásica de Grecia y Bizancia así como en el mundo medieval cristiano de occidente. Los mitos, el papel de la música en la educación y las... more
This article discusses three main aspects that are essential to the study of Arab music history under Ottoman rule (1516 – 1916). First, the concept of and the best way to approach music-theoretical literature. Second, the question of... more
The Adaptation of Greek Musical Culture to the Medieval Arab World — The article explores under-researched issues concerning the transmission and adaptation of selected elements of the Greek musical culture to the medieval Arab world. In... more